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Originaltitel: Darby's Rangers

1958
Approved
2 Std. 1 Min.

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IHRE BEWERTUNG

"1942: Oberst Darby (James Garner) gründet die Sondereinsatztruppe ""American Rangers"". In Nordafrika hat die Elitetruppe ihren ersten Einsatz. Sie soll den Brückenkopf auf afrikanischem Bo... Alles lesen"1942: Oberst Darby (James Garner) gründet die Sondereinsatztruppe ""American Rangers"". In Nordafrika hat die Elitetruppe ihren ersten Einsatz. Sie soll den Brückenkopf auf afrikanischem Boden bilden. - Actionbetonter Kriegsfilm mit romantischen Einlagen.""1942: Oberst Darby (James Garner) gründet die Sondereinsatztruppe ""American Rangers"". In Nordafrika hat die Elitetruppe ihren ersten Einsatz. Sie soll den Brückenkopf auf afrikanischem Boden bilden. - Actionbetonter Kriegsfilm mit romantischen Einlagen."

Regie
- William A. Wellman
Drehbuch
- Guy Trosper
- James J. Altieri
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

6,3/10

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IHRE BEWERTUNG

Regie
- William A. Wellman
Drehbuch
- Guy Trosper
- James J. Altieri
Hauptbesetzung

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

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At the end of the film it is mentioned that Darby was recalled to duty in Washington, D.C. Left out was that Darby returned to Italy as part of an inspection tour in 1945. After the deputy commander of the 10th Mountain Division was wounded, Darby was assigned to replace him. Exactly a week later, and days before the war ended, Darby was killed by enemy artillery fire.

Patzer
LTC Darby refers to West Point as "the point" while interviewing a new lieutenant from West Point. West Pointers do not EVER refer to West Point as "the point." Darby was class of '33.

Zitate
Col. William Orlando Darby: [Having a heart-to-heart talk with a somewhat distraught Ranger, who has just killed his first enemy soldier in combat] I've killed men, too. It won't be the last for either of us.
Pvt. Rollo Burns: Uh, sir, well, I was brought up to believe that a man's life was sacred, and that only God had the right to take it.
Col. William Orlando Darby: I believe that... Unless he's trying to kill you first.
Pvt. Rollo Burns: Well, I'll get over it, I guess.
Col. William Orlando Darby: Of course you will... Burns, look. We didn't make this world, so we can't account for the kind of men that are in it. All we can do as soldiers is try and repair it, so it can be lived in again. Unfortunately, that means killing.

Verbindungen
Referenced in Los que no fuimos a la guerra (1962)

Soundtracks
You Do Something to Me
(uncredited)
Music by Cole Porter
Played briefly during the opening credits
Played by the street musicians outside the pub

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6/10

Routine but well made WWII film

Recycling the well worn "Sands of Iwo Jima" formula of a disparate group of new recruits getting trained at boot camp, coming together as a team, and then taking to the battlefield, "Darby's Rangers" offers nothing new, but is entertaining for fans of these type of WWII films. It's a durable formula that's can work well (i.e. Clint Eastwood's "Heartbreak Ridge") or can be so bad that it becomes a parody of itself (i.e. John Wayne's "The Green Berets"). With a veteran film director at the helm, William Wellman, and a strong cast (James Garner, Jack Warden, Peter Brown, Stuart Whitman, Murray Hamilton, and David Janssen) you have the makings for solid entertainment, which is exactly what "Darby's Ranger" delivers with Garner leading his squad into North Africa and Italy for exciting WWII action. The downside to the film is that the portions of the story focused on Garner's command level politics and the infantrymen's liberty romances are less than interesting.